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An Analysis of General Safety Education for Industry and Vocational Schools with Specific Recommendations for Wood Shops and Machine Shops

Description: The purposes of this study are to survey the growth of safety concepts in industry and in school shops, to point out the fundamental factors involved in a functioning and worthwhile program of safety education in secondary schools, and to indicate safe practices to be followed by operators of machines in wood and metal shops in secondary schools in order to minimize to the utmost the possibility of accident in such shops, and to set forth a recommended procedure embodying a program of safety fo… more
Date: 1943
Creator: Davis, Carlis Coy
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An Analysis of the Guidance Needs and Problems Among the Women Students at North Texas State Teachers College

Description: The intent and purposes of this study are (1) to discover the extent of the guidance needs and problems which confront the women students in North Texas State Teachers College and the extent to which the students are adjusting and developing into normal and socially effective individuals; (2) to interpret the data collected from the individual questionnaires in order that plans for a more adequate and effective guidance program may be made, and to offer a functional basis for individual and gro… more
Date: 1943
Creator: Taylor, Myrtie Wooldridge
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A Comparative Analysis of the Student Body of North Texas State Teachers College During the Fall Semester of the 1942-43 Session

Description: The problem of this thesis is to make a comparative analysis of the student body of North Texas State Teachers College during the fall semester of the 1942-43 session. This analysis involves a consideration of such factors as chronological age, academic classification and major, parental occupation, scholastic load, membership in campus organizations, grade point average, participation in outside employment, and the interrelationships of these factors as they affect college students.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hargrove, Wayne
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Comparative Value of Two Types of Teaching Reading

Description: The major purpose of this study is to compare the progress in the general reading ability of a group of pupils taught by the phonic method of word recognition, with the progress of a group taught by the same method plus the study of stories to determine whether the study of stories aids word recognition ability and, in turn, general reading ability.
Date: 1943
Creator: Evans, Lucy
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A Critical Analysis of the Community School Idea

Description: It is the purpose of this investigation to make a careful study of different community schools, and to determine to what extent they are promoting the education of the child and meeting the needs of the community in which he lives.
Date: 1943
Creator: McKissick, Elvira Francena
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Determining the Extent to Which the Purposes of Radio Educational Broadcasts are Being Achieved in the Elementary School

Description: This study seeks to furnish school administrators and teachers with information about the (1) historical background of radio in the public schools of America; (2) equipment needed for radio reception; (3) plans that are necessary for efficient use of the radio; and (4) finally, to show the status of radio in the schools of Texas.
Date: 1943
Creator: Douglas, Truman B.
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The Development of the Public Schools of Denton County, Texas, 1900-1942

Description: The problem of this study is to discover and to point out with the aid of tables the changes which have occurred, and the most important factors affecting the growth and development of the public school system of Denton County during the period 1900-1942.
Date: 1943
Creator: Oliver, Ruth Autry
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The Effect of the War on the Mental Hygiene of the Elementary School Child

Description: The purpose of this study is to analyze recommended programs for developing child security in wartime. Attention is given, also, to the opinions expressed by contemporary psychiatrists and educators, as to ill and possible good effects of the war on the mental hygiene of the elementary school child.
Date: 1943
Creator: Copeland, Edeth Cordelia
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An Evaluation of Integrated Teaching

Description: The purpose of this study is to examine integration in such a manner as to determine its true meaning, to analyze critically its ability to meet the challenge and produce the goals which society and the teacher have set up, and to conclude whether the utilization of integration, as conceived by the writer, will develop the child's capacity of self-expression, encourage critical thinking, develop individual aptitudes, and help him make wholesome adjustments to the group.
Date: 1943
Creator: Kilpatrick, Jewell
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An Evaluation of the Declamation Contest as an Educational Procedure

Description: The purpose of this study is to formulate criteria for the evaluation of the declamation, the selection of material for declamation, the method of coaching, the method of delivery, and the value of the declamation contest as a method of teaching.
Date: 1943
Creator: Frisby, Margret Jones
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An Evaluation of the Graham School System

Description: The purpose of the study is to compare the Graham School System with other school systems in the same area; to evaluate the Graham School System with accepted standards, on the phases of school activities studied; and to make constructive recommendations and suggestions for needed improvements as shown by the data collected.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hefner, Hubert A.
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A History of the Crozier Technical High School of Dallas, Texas

Description: The purpose of this thesis is to present a history of the establishment and growth of the Crozier Technical High School in Dallas, Texas, with special emphasis placed upon technical phases of the school curriculum and the concrete outcomes in terms of actual results ascertained from the graduates.
Date: 1943
Creator: Hayes, Elmore Onslow
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Humanism: Its Application to Religion, Literature, and Social Reform

Description: It is the purpose of this study to make an examination of critical comment on humanistic philosophy, and, thereby, get a response that will answer some of the questions which arise in the minds of those who are made conscious of intellectual wonder or curiosity within themselves.
Date: 1943
Creator: Nobles, Mary Elizabeth
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Individualized Instruction in the Elementary School

Description: The purpose of this study is to investigate the more recent types of instruction. In this investigation, emphasis has been placed on instruction which has grown out of children's interests and needs, and which recognizes the capacities, abilities and potentialities of children.
Date: 1943
Creator: Adams, Juanita Sunshine
Partner: UNT Libraries
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The Legal Status of Certain Public School Officials in Texas

Description: The purpose of this study is to determine the exact power that public school officials may exercise and yet remain within the limits of the law. Associated with this purpose is the effort to show that the legal status of their public school officials is not static.
Date: 1943
Creator: Cooley, Waldron W.
Partner: UNT Libraries
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